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Barrett Business Services reviews

3.2

47% would recommend to a friend

(322 total reviews)

Gary Kramer

68% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Barrett Business Services has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 322 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barrett Business Services employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human Resources & Staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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322 reviews
1.0
May 4, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you believe what you are told this is a great place to work with great benefits.

Cons

Almost everything you are told by management is a lie. Examples: Employer 401K contributions are taken out of profit sharing checks. Not only does this effect promised compensation but it is an ERISA violation. Employer health insurance. Does not exist because as a self insured employer BBSI charges premiums AND deducts all actual costs from the branches and profit sharing which means BBSI employees don't actually have health insurance coverage. The CEO's entire career is a fraud. None of his career accomplishments are true. BBSI is currently being investigated by the SEC for securities fraud. BBSI recently fired their CFO for making unsubstantiated journal entries. CFO is a scapegoat. CEO directed him to make those changes.

1.0
Jun 17, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good learning opportunity. Diverse small-business clientele.

Cons

Small branch was run by an incompetent manager who was constantly gone and unaccounted for. He was supposed to be drumming up new business. Instead there was no new business for months and we lost several clients, including our largest. Since compensation depends on profit sharing, this matters. There was no oversight of him. Consistent turnover of high-level staff wasn't a red flag to corporate. BBSI is a technological dinosaur; they tried to appeal to tech companies but BBSI is way too far behind the tech curve to be considered. Management constantly praised BBSI despite major corporate malfeasance.

1.0
May 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Self-Directed Business model. That's about it!

Cons

No Raises, poor benefits, Management uses 'fear monger" tactics to get employees to do what they want. Profit Sharing is a joke and has now been delayed for almost a month due to SEC investigation. Unless you are one of the Big Boys or part of the Legacy Team you are not valued and it shows!

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